reinvestigate
verb
re·in·ves·ti·gate
(ˌ)rē-in-ˈve-stə-ˌgāt 
reinvestigated; reinvestigating
: to investigate (something) again
… decided to use modern police methods to reinvestigate the case.—
Robert Wainwright
Robert Wainwright
reinvestigation
noun
plural reinvestigations
During the past 30 years, new discoveries and reinvestigations of long-forgotten specimens have coalesced into a flood of transitional fossils.
—Maureen Greenbaum
Maureen Greenbaum
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The Michigan Attorney General's Office is currently reinvestigating the case.
—Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Duran’s lawyers at California Innocence Advocates reinvestigated the case for seven years.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The documentary, directed by Rachel Mason, focuses on Hutchins' life and career rather than reinvestigating the case, offering insight into the emotional toll the incident took on those involved, including Hutchins' widower, Matt, and their young son, Andros.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Researchers reached these conclusions after reinvestigating an archaeological site in Anyama, a city in Ivory Coast.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
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Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Duran’s lawyers at California Innocence Advocates reinvestigated the case for seven years.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The documentary, directed by Rachel Mason, focuses on Hutchins' life and career rather than reinvestigating the case, offering insight into the emotional toll the incident took on those involved, including Hutchins' widower, Matt, and their young son, Andros.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Researchers reached these conclusions after reinvestigating an archaeological site in Anyama, a city in Ivory Coast.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Reinvestigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvestigate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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